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WHITE FLAG - The Mayfield Four
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Tabbed by: Jon (Scarecrow at abb.net)
Tuning: Standard
This is my first tab ever and I tried to be as accurate as possible, although sometimes
didn't record every repetition of every chord - this tab is more of a guideline. Just
to get some Mayfield Four tabs in circulation - and isn't this song amazing?!?!
INTRO - Guitar 1 [0:00]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-11p9-----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--11p12p9--11p12p9--11p12p9--11p12p9--11p12p9/21--------------------------|
VERSE - Guitar 1 (x7) [0:16]
e|---0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6----8----9----6--------11----8----9----6------------------------------|
D|---x----x----x----x--------x-----x----x----x------------------------------|
A|---4----6----7----4--------13----6----7----4------------------------------|
E|---0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS - Guitar 1 (X1 - then repeat first half) [1:35]
e|---0----0------0----0------0----0------0----0-----------------------------|
B|---0----0------0----0------0----0------0----0-----------------------------|
G|---8----9------8----9------8----6------8----6-----------------------------|
D|---x----x------x----x------x----x------x----x-----------------------------|
A|---6----7------6----7------6----4------6----4-----------------------------|
E|---0----0------0----0------0----0------0----0-----------------------------|
Guitar 2 [1:41]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------12p14-12p0-12p14-12p0-12p14-12p0-12p14-12p0----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE - Guitar 1 +
Guitar 2 P.M. [1:52]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-8-8-8-9-----6-6-6-8-8-8-2----------------------------------------|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-2----------------------------------------|
A|---4-4-4-6-6-6-7-----4-4-4-6-6-6-0----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS - Guitars 1 & 2 [2:26]
BRIDGE - Guitar 1 (same prog. as verse with distortion & more reps of each chord) [2:43]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6----8----9----6--------11----8----9----6------------------------------|
D|---x----x----x----x--------x-----x----x----x------------------------------|
A|---4----6----7----4--------13----6----7----4------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE ENDING - Guitar 1 [3:23]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---11---8---9----11---13----14--------------------------------------------|
D|---x----x---x----x----x-----x---------------------------------------------|
A|---13---6---7----9----11----12--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FINAL CHORUS - Guitar 1 (This may be 2 guitars but works as is) [3:28]
e|---0----0------0----0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---0----0------0----0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---8----9------8----9------8-8-8---6-6-6-6--11-11--8-8-8---6-6-6-6--------|
D|---x----x------x----x------x-x-x---x-x-x-x--x--x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x--------|
A|---6----7------6----7------6-6-6---4-4-4-4--9--9---6-6-6---4-4-4-4--------|
E|---0----0------0----0-----------------------------------------------------|
FINAL CHORUS ENDING - Guitar 1 [4:03]
e|---0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8----9------13---11---9---8---6----------------------------------------|
D|---x----x------x----x----x---x---x----------------------------------------|
A|---6----7------11---9----7---6---4----------------------------------------|
E|---0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (OUTRO) - Guitar 1 [4:08] - And that's the song!
My interpretation is just that - an interpretation. There are probably more
layers that I didn't hear, and there are other ways to play this song. Here isanother
progression for the chorus that sounds nice and would be great for an acoustic version of
song (although it's not played on the record).
e|---0-----------0----0----0----0----0--------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------0----0----0----0----2--------------------------------------|
G|---9-----------9----8----6----4----2--------------------------------------|
D|---x-----------x----x----x----x----2--------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------7----6----4----2----0--------------------------------------|
E|---0-----------0----0----0----0----0--------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
